2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

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Project Management is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 3,713 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 477 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 138 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in project management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality project management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the project management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Far Western US Region

#1

City University of Seattle

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$11,812 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CityU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at City University of Seattle are $11,812.

Read full report on Project Management at City University of Seattle

#2

Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$19,705 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 15 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,705, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

#4 in overall quality

$12,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mount Saint Mary’s University is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 25 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

MSMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSMU are $12,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Project Management at MSMU

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Project Management at University of Southern California

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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